Nonna’s kitchen Everybody in Italy has a grandmother whose cuisine they remember fondly. It is not only nostalgia, Italian nonne were artists in the kitchen. Driven by the needs caused by poverty, or by the strict adherence to traditions, grandmothers’ dishes always had that special extra. In this […]
Once called “Villa Belvedere“, Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati is one of the most magnificent Villas of the Castelli Romani area. Located beneath the Tusculum mountain, right outside the town’s dwellings, the villa has one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the countryside and Rome. Surrounded by a gorgeous park with […]
Men: Some Tips and a Look at Cultural Differences between Italy and the United States Tips for dating a woman in Italy. Ph. drufisher on flickr (flic.kr/p/sKNHRH) For dating tips for ladies, click on the link. While there are no hard and fast rules when it comes […]
Demographics have been showing Italy has been getting older. Indeed, aging in Italy is a real trend. And both a curse and a blessing. The numbers of aging in Italy ISTAT, the Italian National Institute for Statistics, recently confirmed a scary statistics. In fact, 2015 has been the year with the […]
Umberto Eco died on the 19th of February, at the age of 84: a huge loss for Italy’s – and the world’s – cultural panorama. Semiologist, novelist and philosopher, his works on Medieval Aesthetics and Scholastics have been used by generations of medievalists (yours truly included) to get in touch with […]
A new project has been launched in Italy to give new life to State-owned buildings that are not used anymore. A specific part of the project is intended to safeguard Italian historic lighthouses. The “fari” (lighthouses in Italian) are often so picturesque or in such an amazing location, that their deterioration would be […]
If you are in London on the 13th of February and happen to have a penchant for vintage motorcycles, then you could try your luck at the Coys Motorcycle Show sale. Primadonna of the event will undoubtedly be Italy’s own Guzzi V8, a piece of motorcycle history and symbol of the […]
Sant’Agata di Puglia. Depositphoto.com/milla74 Sant’Agata di Puglia is a town and a commune located in the Apulia region in the province of Foggia. The town is located in the Colaggio valley and had gained much importance in the ancient times due to its strategic location. The town had a […]
Filigrana a Retortoli was first mentioned in a petition for a patent in October of 1527. Filippo and Bernardo Serena, glassmakers from Murano, explained in their request a new method that employed bands of twisted threads and they hoped for a grace period of twenty-five years to protect their innovation […]
ANSA – Bergamo, February 6 A high school philosophy professor was fired after 14 years on the job because he forgot to report he was fined 200 euros for urinating into a bush 11 years ago. Stefano Rho’, 43, a father of three born in Uganda of humanitarian doctor […]
